Garment display device



Sept. 7, 1943.

B. R. slE'vE GARMENT DISPLAY DEVICE 'Filed may 1a, 1940 4W m .W J

Patented Sept. 7,1943 l l e i 5,329,00sglfi Y I ,l -f jGAnMENTfmsPLAY nevica A ?,efzamlns o l Seve, Chicago,- 1 `f e' `applicanon Mayyls, 194,o,1segiaiN0.*335,972 "l claims. (ciegas-16a) `playing ladies garments such a'sdresses, coats, suits,` swimming suits and the" like.`

Various sorts of mannequins,` dummies,"` and forms, are in use for dress shops andwindows,

` i fiIhe present inventionjrelatesgenerally.todise? i 'play forms, andin particular to formsfordisand Atheselare somf-iwhat` expensive,A to warrant i ,use ofnumerous ones atV a' single location.:` In

i substitution, there isf a standard, ,comprising Va base, a. spindle support'and an `arcuate hanger y at the topof the spindle simulating th-position extent to receive ga standard;` L

offjthe shoulders. On this hanger ismouriteda i `dress or coat, with, the 'resultfthatl the [dress hangs. iiat rather than inV roundedxnormal `'shapeas cnal clothes dummy. Dressshops carry lafgreater number of suchy standards than 'ofl "dummies and forms. f

` The present inventionaims to provide f proved `form constructed for support by a stand.-

ard of the type referred to, wherebya mountedl form is available at less cost, and whereby a standard in stock may be used in itsnorrnal Way or converted intor `-a 4complete display form. Another object of the `invention is to "provide a form `with openings in the back for the insertion of such astandard, and also useful for tucking in dress materials, where the `form is used to display materials rather than sewedgoyods;

by draping material from a bolt overethe form Another object of the `inventiongis the provision of an inexpensive light-weight form easy` to manufacture, and highly useful in numerous Ways in a display shop or window. i i

as Well, as will appear, naturally.`

alight' in weight. rasiert, mch bams prefer-fee The numerals'designate parts later, referred to. I0 4represents the form generally. H Ydesignates thehips, -l2 thelwaistline, |3the bust,region,V llt` ,the arms, Ii'the shoulders, and l5 ,the4 neck, .fwhich may, if desired, support a headjnot shown); f As," illustrated, the terminal f aces, off

the neck andarrns are preferablyI closedfaspart.

`of the shell. The ``t errr1in`al Apart of thehipsfor base isopen in" wholeor in partiatjleasttoman In Figi?, abase`12wcarries] `a` tubular 2iv in `wliiclitelescopes a rod" 22, held inl adjusted position bythumb screw 23;y 'I'he rcdj'22 has a threaded endl g4 (Fig. 'Dwaboye a shoulder 25. An arcuate hanger 26 has aholawhichjmay be threaded," to nt @verri-,Ane threaded part., 24, and ,onqthefjshoulder- Anornarnental nut 2l hanger"`repres`ents generally 'the (curves and length of shoulders for hanging Vdresses thereon.

i y:The-parts form a generally T-shaped hanger, and

a more perfect T-shaped` hanger may be used The 'reaof the form has an opening 3B across the back near the shoulder line of suicient size l to receive the hanger, orthe cross arm of the T, f on the interior for hanging the form bythe Various other and ancillary objects and acl-eV vantages of the invention will appear from the following description and explanation of the invention, as represented by the drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 represents in perspective a form. Fig. 2 represents a standard .type of dress hanger for display.

accompanying Fig. 3 represents the combinationof` the form of Fig. 1v and the stand of Fig. 2, with in rear view.

f. Fig. 4 is a modiedform (rear view), especially` the form e adaptable for the display of bathing suits and like legged articles. p e

Fig. 5 shows a modied stand of Fig. 2 as it is i adapted for and used with the modied form of "Fig, 4. i e

Fig. 6 is a view of the bottom of the form as taken on line 6--6 of Fig. 3.

- l Fig. 7 is a detailed view of the top of the stand.

In Fig.` 1, the formr may be 4considered as a hollow article with a shell-like structure to make inside under the shoulders, as on the hanger 25.

The opening may be extended at 3| down the spine region to the bottom edge, making Winglike portions 32 and 33 at the rear. The stand-` ard 2| may enter into this opening `3l in hanging the form l0 on hangerZG. To` keep the form from rocking where it is entirely open at lthe base, suitable supporting means may connect the standard 2l with the body of form l0. This is illustrated by a closure member, such as a sheet of plywood 34 (Fig. 6) secured to the base;

The board is preferably made in contour to con- `form to the opening of the base, and provides rigid reinforcement to prevent the `wings 32 and 33 moving from normal designed position. The board'34 has a notch or recess 35 extending from the spinal opening 3l to a position near the center to receive the standard 2l.

1 Dresses, coats` and thelike may be hung on` the combination as shownlin Fig. 3. Also, fabrics in the bolt, or in lengths may bedraped over the form in various ways and the openings 30 and 3l and also the hanger parts may be used ,to receive or hold the ends, Vfolds orv loops of the fabric as is convenient for the character Vof the ,draping Of course, it is to be understood that for some displays a shorter form may be used.

Caps; `the,,thrfeaded end 32.4". The' arcuate l hanger 26 or the like.

omitting the hip region Il, and even the waistline,y preserving the bust region, however, to give `fullness to the display. v

For displaying an article such as bathing trunks, the form of Fig. l is not satisfactory vto give fullness to display of the trunks. By a modification, the vform may be extended to provide a new form 39 with leg portions 4D (Figs. 4 and 5) extendingto a pointbelovv thek crotch 4|, and by omitting all or part of the opening 31| in the back.

The opening 30,is retained for receipt of rthe A lateral S-shaped extenf.

sion 42 with a threaded socket end 43 is screwed` onto bolt 24 to lie on shoulder 25 on Athe stand.

The other end of the extension has a construction like the end of rod 22 to carry the hanger 26 or other T-cross-member, in a position forward of l the spindle. 'The light Weight of the form, thev spread of the base 20, and the length of the exf tension, taken in consideration with the weight of garments tolbe displayed, are'such as to prevent @ver-'balancing of the display unit when mounted.

The opening across the shoulders and the opening of the spine are'in eiect andfunction one opening each extending the other. It is of course to be understood that the general shape of this opening may be varied from the T-form of Fig. 3 andlfrom' the line-form 'of Fig. 4, and also varied in shape.v The length of the shoulder opening may be shortenedwhere ashorter support than the standard hangerZBis used.

Numerous'ohanges and modiijcatins of the device vare contemplated in the appended claims. /Iclaimz 1. A form ofthe human iigurefor the display of wearing apparel comprising la shell-like structure in a shape of the torso including at least the shoulders, back and bust region, the shell being open at the base and open from thebottom of the base upwardly along the region corresponding to the spine to -a region in the Vicinity of the shoulder line, and being open on the back in the vicinity along' said shoulder line, whereby T-shaped vstandard may be inserted into the form for mounting the form internally at theshoulders, the form being such that when it is supported by resting of the shoulder portions on the said standard, the form depends byJ gravity in natural bodyerect position.

2. A form of the human ligure for the display of wearing apparel'oomprising a shell-like structure in a shape of the torso including at least the shoulders, back, bust and hip regions, the shell being open lat the base and open from the bottom vofthe base upwardly along the region corrersponding to the spine to a region in the vicinity of the shoulder line, and being open on the back in the vicinity along said shoulder line, whereby air-shaped standard may be inserted into the form for mounting the form internally at 'the shoulders,` the form being such that when it is supported by resting of the shoulder portions on the said'standard, the forni .depends by gravity.

in natural body-erect position.

3., A form of the human figure for the display of Wearing apparel comprising a shell-like struc,- ture in a shape 'of the torso including at least the shoulders land the back, and a. T-shaped opening onV the back extendingjto the bottom edge of the form, the bottom of the form being open sufciently to permit the insertion of a. T-shaped 

